Reinventing Paulo Freire: A Pedagogy of Love

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One of the most influential critical educators of the twentieth century, Paulo Freire challenged those educational inequalities and conditions of injustice faced by oppressed populations. In this new edition of Reinventing Paulo Freire, Antonia Darder re-examines his legacy through reflections on Freirean pedagogy and the narratives of teachers who reinvent his work. The fully revised first part provides important historical, political, and economic connections between major societal concerns and educational questions raised by Freire and their link to the contemporary moment, including questions tied to neoliberalism, coloniality, and educational inequalities. At the heart of the book is a critical understanding of how Freire’s pedagogy of love can inform, in theory and practice, a humanizing approach to teaching and learning. Powerful teacher narratives offer examples of a living praxis, committed to democratic classroom life and the emancipation of subaltern communities. The narratives clearly illustrate how Freire’s ideas can be put concretely into practice in schools and communities. These reflections on Freirean praxis are sure to spark conversation and inspiration in teacher education courses. Through a close theoretical engagement of Freire’s ideas and key insights garnered from lived experiences, the book speaks to the ways Freire can still inspire contemporary educators to adopt the spirit of liberatory pedagogy, By so doing, Reinventing Paulo Freire is certain to advance his theories in new ways, both to those familiar with his work and to those studying Freire for the first time. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword: Paulo Freire and the Courage to Be Political By Henry Giroux Introduction: Education in the Age of Neoliberal Exclusion Neoliberal Globalization Economic Inequality, Coloniality, and Exclusion Neoliberal Education Reform The Politics of Disposability On Forging Social Movements Notes Chapter 1: The Passion of Paulo Freire: Reflections and Remembrances A Commitment to Our Humanity Fear and Revolutionary Dreams Capitalism as the Root of Domination Challenging Our Limitations The Capacity to Always Begin Anew Indispensable Qualities of Progressive Teachers Chapter 2: Restoring Our Humanity: The Dialectics of Revolutionary Praxis Education as a Political Act History and the Production of Knowledge Schooling and the Political Economy Revolutionary Praxis: The Alliance of Theory and Practice Freire’s Radical Hope Chapter 3: Teaching as an Act of Love: Freire in the Classroom Students as Embodied Human Beings Challenges of Dialogical Pedagogy Negotiating Power and Authority The Cultural Politics of the Classroom Culture, Language, and Literacy Teaching Against the Grain Notes Chapter 4: Living the Praxis: Teachers Reinvent Freire Freire and the Education of Young Children Teaching Hope to Children in Special Education A Praxis of Love: Learning with Students Critical Ethnic Studies: Freire in a Boyle Heights Classroom Sharing the Map: Teachers as Critical Guides Freire, Uncertainty, and Unfinishedness To Name, to Reflect, to Act: Teaching Critical Literacy Ideological Clarity and Bilingual/Bicultural Teacher Preparation Reinventing Native American Student Services Units Freire and Decolonization of Service Learning Remaking Parent Engagement in Praxis: A Pedagogy of Love to Humanize and Redefine Parent Power Freire’s Pedagogy of Love in the Context of Fellowship Deinstitutionalizing the Institution: Reinventing Freire in a Juvenile Justice Setting Paulo Freire, Critical Pedagogy and Testimony Therapy Freire and Community Human Rights Education: The Experience of Center Prodh in Mexico Afterword: Making History: Education for the Future By Paulo Freire References Index